Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers

A thing was placed in a public place in a state park, a person told someone the thing was there, the thing was found by the second person. Get over itÃ¢â‚¬Â¦.all is fair in a treasure huntÃ¢â‚¬Â¦so keep your mouth shut and if you donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t then donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t cry about your loss.

The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers.
-William Shakespeare

There is a thing called respect and decency... If you know that you have not worked for something at all... if you do nothing but prey off others... then you are a terrible human being. You are most likely the same type of person as the infamous wife. I hope she realizes what she is doing is stealing and decides to give it up to those who have earned it and deserve it.

Thank you goodhunting...but you left out that making false written statements and publishing them on the internet regarding the character of a person is also a crime. The lady found the token, it does not matter how she found it. It never belonged to anyone other than MS and he put it in a tree hole and said whoever has it gets the prize. End of Story.

The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers.
-William Shakespeare

Libel

Gam, You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. I'll assume the "crime" you're referring to is for posting false accusations and character misrepresentations on the Internet. I want everyone on this board to understand that posting such as those are NOT a crime. No criminal statutes are broken. It's possible she could sue for libel which is a civil claim, not a criminal complaint. ( a huge difference) I've read the posts as to what occurred and it is doubtful any of the posts are libel. They are a presentation of facts that took place and many witnesses have the facts fairly consistent. Truth is an absolute defense to libel. If you read MS's recent open letter on the Bee, he clearly is forcing them to split the prize or he's donating to charity. He knows a rat when he smells it.
In addition, I believe the trooper acted improperly if he was on the job when the tools were used to extract the token. People are very greedy and I believe the people on this board are justified in being upset. They definitely should not call the couple but place calls to the NM State Police and lodge complaints in a professional manner. Doug

Libel and slander are civil claims, but a handful of the states recognize an action for criminal defamation. I live in one of those states and was referring to myself.
WOW...is all I can say to the people who are getting bent out of shape about this. That being said I though I should clear up civil claims vs criminal actions.

The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers.
-William Shakespeare